As part of an ongoing tribute to Black August I am again re-posting a remastered version of the original 2006 George Jackson FreeMix Radio Mixtape. The mixtape features DC-area artists and activists reading portions of Jackson’s work and a bunch of good music from folks like Public Enemy, Dead Prez, Blitz, Hasan Salaam, Asheru, Head-Roc,…
Read moreRevolutionaries Never Die! The Mixtape, Discussion and Politics
Ruff Mic of Precise Science joined us to talk about their new Tubman City Sound Lounj event and the cultural politics it involves. We also had Dr. Hate back in studio to talk about this, Trayvon Martin and more. Among other gems from Wise Intelligent and Yasiin Bey we also rocked some of this dope…
Read moreThe Black Power Mixtape Remixes Black Power
It would be difficult to argue that the filmmakers of the recently-released documentary Black Power Mixtape did not intend the irony that came with some concluding comments from singer Erykah Badu. Her point was that Black people had to document and tell their own stories or disappear. That these comments came at the end of…
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